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Re:U.S. Startups Fail to Attract Expected Crowd of Small Inv... by morgante on Friday May 19, 2017 @04:20PM (#14379017)
That sounds more like PE than VC.
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Re:U.S. Startups Fail to Attract Expected Crowd of Small Inv... by notahacker on Friday May 19, 2017 @04:30PM (#14379085)
And whilst PE might be ostensibly lower risk than VC, PE firms' ability to not lose money depends entirely on their ability to actively restructure companies and find a buyer, two things retail investors have no chance whatsoever to do
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Re:U.S. Startups Fail to Attract Expected Crowd of Small Inv... by morgante on Friday May 19, 2017 @04:36PM (#14379134)
Oh I agree that equity crowdfunding is generally a bad idea for all involved.
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